10th Anniversary Meal at Preludio

Been a while since we treated ourselves to a 2-hr lunch, but we took a bubbly trip down memory lane with a lovely anniversary meal at Preludio. Starting 4 October 2021, Preludio offers a curated menu titled "The Preludio Story" and this menu consists of their greatest hits throughout the last few years.

The leisurely-paced lunch was matched by gracious service and glasses of champagne. Some memorable dishes include their crazy amazing fermented mushroom rye bread with bacon & maple glaze (we had 2 loaves!) and the sweet savoury butternut squash agnolotti drizzled with 25 year old balsamic vinegar. Have to say, the chef isn't a fan of sweet endings as desserts were mostly tart. 

 Looking forward to another 10 years with my with first and forever! 

Rye Bread 

Fermented Mushroom, Bacon & Maple Glaze, Butter

Waves Lapping on the Shore

Sea Urchin, Chervil Root, Consomme

Elude

White Beetroot, Burrata, Walnut, Yoghurt, Saba Marsala Pearls

Allude

Fermented Mushroom, Bone Marrow, Thyme, Potato, Caviar

Nantucket Sound

Nantucket Scallop, Black Garlic, Salted Corn, Maiitake Mushroom

Dark Hour

Obsiblue Prawn, Razor Clams, Chorizo, Peas, Parsley

La Cortina

Butternut Squash & Amaretto Agnolotti, Parmesan, Almond, Il Borgo Traditional Balsamic Vinegar aged 25 years

Pata Negra

Iberico Pork Presa, White Carrot, Apple, Datterini Tomato, Black Basil

Crème Fraîche Sorbet

Bergamot, Basil

For Old Time’s Sake

Sake Kasu Ice Cream, Hazelnut, Pistachio, Buckwheat, Fermented Strawberry

Korean Muscat Grape

Olive oil, Salt

And I turned another year older

To be honest, I was feeling 50 shdes of blah on the weekend leading up to my birthday. With Covid restrictions freshly pressed on my wounds, we scrambled to make last minute changes to birthday meals. I guess on hingsight, I should feel extremely lucky I got to even celebrate with my family and friends many times over. On the actual day, I felt really blessed by the incessant ringing of doorbell and presented with many gifts from friends and team. Thank you for all the love!

 

 

Me + scented candles

Thank you E & M for such beautiful eclairs!

Lovin' these flowers so so much!

Food gifts are ALWAYS welcomed!

Thanks for the reminder - not

 

 

 Before the restrictions, a few dear girlfriends came over tocelebrate early with me. 

We had DIY handrolls and clearly tons of desserts! 

 

 

Dinner at my parents' where KW made OKAN Wagyu steaks! 

And we indulged in pastries from Dolc Patisserie.

Lunch with my dear-laws 💛

Prawn and crab cakes, prawn mafaldine pasta, hamachi carpaccio.

Sweet treats from Tartzen Bakery! PS Their tarts are seriously underrated. 

 

My MIL is so sweet! She got these balloon and flowers 💝

 

 Well, turns out a lockdown birthday wasn’t so bad after all. There were definitely many opportunities for cakes and desserts - all of which only serve to remind me of how fortunate I am. Thank you to my beloved family, awesome friends and super team for making this birthday such a memorable one!

And you turned 9 💓

 

Your zest for life is matched by your love for Wagyu burgers.

My sweet boy - we love you sooo much xoxo

Snapshots of June 2021

Wow, we are almost done with half of 2021... Right now, I',m falling into a "Can't complain" state of mind. Our city state is opening up cautiously and we are returning to a shade of normalcy - albeit really slowly. But like I said, we can't complain... the only thing really nagging at us is what to order for lunches - a truly First World problem.

Really enjoyed Sweet Tooth on Netflix

 

Lucas is really into comic draing these days amd he's into his 4th "series"

It's tough keeping up with home-based learning for this fellow

We only made it to one Zoom session 😔

New twilly on a tote that I was supposed to bring along for staycation 

 

Couldn't resist making a couple of custom perfumes from Maison 21G, in the name of self-care.

We could finally (!) dine out and the boys made sure we paid a trip to their beloved Shake Shack

They did so well sitting by themselves - Russell is such a loving elder brother.

Though we could dine out, we ate so well at home! 

 

KW grilled up hamachi collars to go along some prawn & bacon “Tsukemen” ramen and a ridiculously crispy Haemul Pajeon. Psst, the secret is CJ Cupjeon and plenty of oil...

 

 
Russell’s into baking these days, so we baked some Levain Bakery chocolate chips cookie for desserts. OMG, all that choclate!

 

 

Ooo, the boys got their first pets everrrr! We decide crabs are perfect as they are super low-maintenance.

 

 Four crabs - Trevoe, Grace, Hero and Snippy - made their way to our home, though by the time this post is published, three died in comabt. Long live Snippy!

We celebrated my mother-in-law's birthday with a DIY handroll party, that was absolutely inspired by Rappu Bar. So much fun, even the boys enjoyed it!

 

Added ome gold flakes too 'cos we are sooo fancy!

 

What's a birthday celebration without some champagne?

For her actual birthday, I sent over a 3-tier high tea set from Fullerton Hotel.

Of course, we also celebrated Father's Day for the special men in our lives with a beautiful meal from Godmama!

 

 

I used to really dislike having the backpack or baby carrier in our photos, but looking back, I realised KW was - and still am - doing all the heavy lifting in our parenthood journey 💛 Happy Father’s Day, boo.